Edith Windsor's Lawyer 'Ecstatic' at DOMA Ruling

6/26/2013 4:50PM

The Supreme Court ended the federal government's discrimination against same-sex spouses Wednesday. Roberta Kaplan argued on behalf of Edith Windsor in the case before the court, and joins the News Hub with her reaction to the ruling.

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